Ohio Daybook

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Thursday, Nov. 24 6th annual Summit County Thanks4Giving Charity All-Star Football Game – 6th annual Summit County Thanks4Giving Charity All-Star Football Game, featuring 90 of the best high school senior football players from Summit County. There is a canned food drive at the game for The Native American Culture Center in Tallmadge, and proceeds from the game are also donated

Thursday, Nov. 24 Annual Columbus Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot – Annual Columbus Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot raising money for Easter Seals and the Make the First Five Count Program. Participants can either enter the 5 mile run or 2.5 mile ‘Walk n’ Talk’

Thursday, Nov. 24 Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving Day * Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade held today * President Barack Obama celebrates Thanksgiving at the White House, with no public events * Presidential Proclamation encourages all Americans to join together in homes, places of worship, community centers, or ‘any place of fellowship for friends and neighbors’ to ‘give thanks for all they have received in the past year, express appreciation to those whose lives enrich their own, and share their bounty with others’

Friday, Nov. 25 Black Friday – traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season – Black Friday – traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season on the Friday after Thanksgiving, when retailers offer big savings to entice shoppers and supposedly haul themselves back ‘in the black’. Many retailers open at midnight to take full advantage of the day

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Friday, Nov. 25 – Sunday, Nov. 27 Gears of War Columbus Open – Major League Gaming hosts Gears of War Columbus Open, with more than 100 professional and amateur teams competing for a $300,000 prize pool

Saturday, Nov. 26 – Sunday, Jan. 08 University of Dayton hosts annual exhibit of Nativities from around the world – ‘At the Manger: World Nativity Traditions’, annual University of Dayton exhibit of Nativities from around the world, this year focusing on Latin Nativities, or Nacimientos